Today’s rant – cell phone contracts. I am halfway through a three year cell phone contract. My phone has died. I didn’t buy an extended warranty because, except for cars, I don’t believe they are worth it. I accept the fact that I must pay for a new phone but I’m having a hard time accepting paying the charge for switching the account to the new phone. They get you coming and going. Our phone company is Telus. So, I went to buy the new phone with the $199 price tag and was told it would cost $249 because of the service charge. I explained that Telus told me I could transfer the account on-line for $10. He refused to sell me the phone at the advertised rate because I refused to pay $49 extra to have them set it up. He told me that I could buy the same Telus phone at a different store for $199, but that if he sold it to me his boss would deduct $149 from his pay cheque. He actually followed me back to my office (in the same building) trying to convince me to buy that phone. Bizarro customer service. Someone get me my knitting. Here is Bryant’s version (easier to read if you click on it):
Mari’s poncho to date:
Yes, that is anotoher “Very Harlot Poncho” from Yarn Harlot. I love that pattern.
Finally the autumn view from our deck – that’s the mist rising from the Capilano River:
Life's a Stitch 
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